The Fernsehturm (German for “television tower”) is a television tower in the city centre of Berlin, Germany. Close to Alexanderplatz the tower, which is 368 metres high, was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic administration who intended it as a symbol of Berlin.
The original total height of the tower was 365 metres (1,198 ft), but it rose to 368 metres (1,207 ft) after the installation of a new antenna in the 1990’s. There is a visitor platform and a revolving restaurant in the middle of the sphere. The visitor platform is at a height of about 204 metres (669 ft) above the ground and visibility can reach 42 kilometres (26 mi) on a clear day. The restaurant, which rotates once every 30 minutes is a few metres above the visitors platform (originally it turned once per hour; the speed was later doubled following the tower’s late 1990s renovation). Inside the shaft are two lifts that shuttle visitors up to the sphere of the tower within 40 seconds. It is not accessible by wheelchair.
When the sun shines on the Fernsehturm’s tiled stainless steel dome, the reflection usually appears in the form of a crucifix. In the then divided city West Berliners immediately named the luminous cross Rache des Papstes, or “Pope’s Revenge“.
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That’s amazing and surreal!
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It is an amazing structure. The lift to the observation platform at the top is one of those high-speed ones. The view from the top is amazing, especially at night.
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Wonderful pic – 28mm focal length? It looked wider. And thanks for the history behind it.
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Perspective more than anything. I was standing almost underneath the tower
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Stunning! My favorite so far!
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Thank You! I had fun photographing it…
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Thats definitely ‘Up’! great photo, thanks 🙂
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The tower stand out all over the inner city, but the best place to photograph it in my opinion is right underneath. You get am amazing perspective and against a black sky, say no more
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I love the detail and the color of your picture. Very nice perspective too!
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Thank you for your comment
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that is such an awesome shot – great framing to capture the entire thing! thank you for sharing.
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The only way I could do that was to stand almost underneath it
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daring angle! (smile)
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Oooh – good one!
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I like it as well
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Awesome shot.
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Thank you! At the time I wasn’t sure if I like the angles etc.
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this is a great shot for this challenge! an incredible perspective.
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I had to put the camera on a tripod and fire the shutter by remote control. It was the only way i could get it right
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Awesome shot!
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Thank you for your comment. It is impressive, the tower I mean
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Stunning!
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I think the simple colour against the dark background makes the tower stand out more…
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Great shot – love the perspective!
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Thank you. I have others of this tower but this one I think shows it best
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What an engineering marvel…and you have captured it so well.
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Thank you. The tower does stand out, which makes it easy to photograph
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Absolutely love the stunning line of detail and the way it simply stretches up, and up . . . !
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Excellent night shot
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Nice one Mike. I can’t keep up!!
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